{"product_id":"the-boy-who-loved-maps-hardcover","title":"The Boy Who Loved Maps - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKari Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. Brian Karas\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map of the \"perfect place\" helps readers appreciate the charms of their own neighborhood--and even shows them how to make a map of it!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mapmaker loves maps. He loves to collect them, to study them, and most of all, he loves to make them. But when a girl asks for a map of a perfect place, the Mapmaker is perplexed. She wants a map to a toes-in-the-sand-warm, X-marks-the-spot-place filled with treasures, where it smells like her birthday and she can zip around like a dragonfly. Surely, a place that is \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003eof these things can't exist...can it? Well, after a fun-filled day of exploring the neighborhood, the Mapmaker will discover that the perfect place--home--has been right in front of him all along. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a picture book, as creative as it is charming, that celebrates home, and is a gentle reminder to look around and appreciate what surrounds you.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKari Allen is an educator and children's book writer. She has worked with the National Writing Project in New Hampshire to coordinate writing camps and facilitate creative workshops, and is currently a second-grade teacher. THE BOY WHO LOVED MAPS is her debut. You can visit Kari at kariallenwrites.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eG. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eA Poem in Your Pocket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Orchard Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e. He also illustrated \u003ci\u003eA Hat for Mrs. Goldman\u003c\/i\u003e by Michelle Edwards; \u003ci\u003eNeville\u003c\/i\u003e by Norton Juster; \u003ci\u003eClever Jack Takes the Cake\u003c\/i\u003e by Candace Fleming, which received four starred reviews; A\u003ci\u003ere You Going to Be Good?\u003c\/i\u003e by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; and \u003ci\u003eHome on the Bayou\u003c\/i\u003e, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Visit him at GBrianKaras.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766583492896,"sku":"9781984852304","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eda65d4c4ff7dae0c5aaa2b50f794e32_d3f5dcf5-013a-4a7d-9883-9e00bc4485fc.webp?v=1780295079","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-boy-who-loved-maps-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}